Pain is simply part of life. We have little control over most of what happens to us. This is true in life and in publishing.
Category: The Writer’s Life
Nov 22 2022
Unseen Blessings: Are We Truly Thankful?
Gratitude does not come naturally. Humans are literally WIRED to seek out problems because we lived tens of thousands of years without a Walmart or Amazon.
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Aug 17 2022
The Priority Parallax: What’s TRULY Important?
To be blunt, we’re all facing a priority problem. We’re being relentlessly told we can have it ALL, when no…no we can’t.
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Jul 20 2022
Optimism Overdose: Sometimes Life STINKS
Optimism is essential for a healthy life, healthy vision in particular…sort of like Vitamin A. In fact, for the purposes of today’s post, optimism IS Vitamin A for AWESOME. Yet, especially since the pandemic made landfall we ALL know things have been far from awesome.
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Sep 28 2021
Finding TIME: Five Simple Ways to Finish a Book
Finding time has always been a challenge. While the modern world keeps promising to help us with this ‘finding time’ thing…it’s ALL LIES.
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About Kristen Lamb
Kristen Lamb is the author of the definitive guide to social media and branding for authors, Rise of the Machines—Human Authors in a Digital World. She’s also the author of #1 best-selling books We Are Not Alone—The Writer’s Guide to Social Media and Are You There, Blog? It’s Me, Writer. She’s just released her highly acclaimed debut mystery-thriller The Devil’s Dance.
Kristen has written over twelve hundred blogs and her site was recognized by Writer’s Digest Magazine as one of the Top 101 Websites for Writers. Her branding methods are responsible for selling millions of books and used by authors of every level, from emerging writers to mega authors.